Coverage dated October 20, 2026

France’s crisis sounds familiar. Is America next?

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By David Goldman, CNN (CNN) — France is on fire, and it faces a political and an economic reckoning that feels dangerously familiar to Americans. The country is nearing a fiscal crisis, because it spent more than it can afford to pay back.

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    By David Goldman, CNN (CNN) — France is on fire, and it faces a political and an economic reckoning that feels dangerously familiar to Americans. The country is nearing a fiscal crisis, because it spent more than it can afford to pay back.

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